# Tennessee SB 2473: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7 and Title 42, relative to airport authorities.

Tennessee SB 2473, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7 and Title 42, relative to airport authorities., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2473
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7 and Title 42, relative to airport authorities.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Regional Authorities and Special Districts
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (454 yes, 145 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Airport authorities pay state audit costs: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered metropolitan and regional airport authorities must keep timely books and prepare financial statements satisfactory to Tennessee. They must repay all state costs for reviewing and auditing their finances. Authorities must also give quarterly activity and planning repo…
- New boards for Tennessee airport authorities: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law replaces existing metropolitan airport boards with nine members. The House speaker, Senate speaker, and governor each appoint two members. The creating municipality’s executive appoints three, with local governing-body approval. Legislative appointees represent the a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 | pass | 73 | 21 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 | pass | 74 | 21 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 70 | 22 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 67 | 25 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 70 | 22 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 67 | 25 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2026 | pass | 25 | 8 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026
- 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 978
- 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-05-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-05-05: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-23: H. Am. 2 reconsidered, withdrawn. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Motion to reconsider adopted. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Motion to lift from table adopted. (House)
- 2026-04-22: H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26 (House)
- 2026-04-22: Senate refused to concur in amendment (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 22, PNV 4 (House)
- 2026-04-20: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0835) (House)
- 2026-04-20: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0640) (House)
- 2026-04-20: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-04-15: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-04-13: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 8 (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0854) (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Reset on Final calendar of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/11/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Refer to Senate Transportation & Safety Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Recalled from Senate State & Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA0835, 2026-04-20: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0835.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0978.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2473.pdf)
- HA0640: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0640.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2473.pdf)
- SA0854: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0854.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0835 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0835.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0978.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2473.pdf)
- [HA0640 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0640.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2473.pdf)
- [SA0854 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0854.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2473-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).